Shoupe family and friends reunion will be held on Sunday October 8 from 1 to 4 PM at Trucker’s Coal Market just 3 miles from the parkway on highway 80. Please bring a covered dish, the paper products will be provided. If you have any questions please call Norma Rios at 606-813-1722 or Joyce Bell 813-614-7113.

Clay County is among a small group of eastern Kentucky school districts that have a truancy rate between 30 and 41 percent. In the 2015-2016 school year, more than 60 percent of Kentucky students were truant, and approximately 40 percent of students met the definition for being habitually truant, according to a recent Kentucky Office of Education Accountability study. Under Kentucky law, a student with three unexcused absences in a school year is considered truant. Under the law, a student who has been tardy without a valid excuse on three or more days, is also considered truant.

Clay County Cruisers “Cruzin in the Park Halloween Bash 2017” will be in Beautiful Rawlings-Stinson Park in beautiful downtown Manchester. This 13th Annual Halloween Show will be the biggest and best everyone is invited to enjoy all the events No charges, everything is free for everyone. Gary and Diane England, AKA Gary’s Sound Machine will be back taking care of DJ activities, contests, games etc. There will be Halloween Contests for both Adults and Kids with 1st place winners taking home $50 and 2nd place winners collecting $25. Kids will be eligible to win lots of money playing games and contests, lots of Candy for Trick or Treaters, and in general lots fun activities for everyone. Mark your calendar now.

Has your job search gotten you down? Then Job Club is just the place for you to get a new start on your hunt! Join us at the Clay County Job Club, which will meet starting October 4, at the Daniel Boone CAA, INC. on Shamrock Road, Manchester starting at 10:30 AM. All new members are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior for new member orientation. For more information or to speak with a Career Advisor about the Clay County Job Club, please call (606) 598-5127

Oneida Community Church will hold Homecoming Services Sunday October 1 at 11 AM with Brother George Roberts. Pastor Todd Hicks and congregation would like to invite everyone to attend. Revival services will be held Tuesday September 26 through Thursday September 28 at 7 PM.

During his weekly press conference with media a couple of weeks ago, I lightheartedly referred to UK head football coach Mark Stoops as “jolly.” “I’ve never heard that word with me,” he responded. “Let’s see if you say that next month.” Stoops was anything but jolly after Kentucky’s heartbreaking 28-27 loss to the Florida Gators. Who can blame him? Crushing defeats year after year will quickly suck the joy out of even the most hardened of football souls.